respiratory system
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- noun
- /ˈrɛspəˌrɛtəri ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
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sistema respiratorio
- The surgeon explained how the respiratory system functions to take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.
- respiratory system condition
- effects on the respiratory system
- cardiac and respiratory system
RF, not RF, nanobots circulating in the respiratory system.
- RF, not RF, nanobots circulating in the respiratory system.
- I hope this doesn't affect my respiratory system, but I look fabulous, so who cares about that?
Examples
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Her respiratory system collapsed under the anesthetic.
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Many viruses will be captured in the mucus that lines the respiratory system or deactivated by mast cell activity.
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The drug attacks the respiratory system.
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The most common clinical effects involved the respiratory system.
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As a person ages, there can be both structural and functional changes to the respiratory system.
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Environmental exposures often have the most dramatic impacts on our respiratory systems:
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According to the Malaysia Ministry of Health, diseases of respiratory system are the second greatest reason for hospitalization and death.
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Breathing cooler air at night helps keep your respiratory system healthy; you'll avoid drying out your airways.
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Influenza is an acute viral infection of the respiratory system, causing annual epidemics that peak during November to March in countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Physiological changes in the respiratory system with age can increase the risk of pulmonary infections such as pneumonia and influenza.
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How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'respiratory' (pertaining to respiration/breathing) + 'system' (an ensemble of cooperating organs), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to the organs involved in breathing. This is a common noun + modifier pattern found across languages and follows standard biomedical naming, making it readily comprehensible to B1 learners who know the constituents.
Etymology
The term respiratory system comes from words that name breathing and a connected group. Respiratory means 'to breathe' and system means a group of parts, so the respiratory system is the group of body parts that take in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide.